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S0007 - Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer

Study:

Evaluation of Three Hour Infusion of Paclitaxel Plus Cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil in Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN)

Rationale:

Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells.

Purpose:

Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combination chemotherapy in treating patients who have metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer.

Study Status: Completed

Recruiting:
n/a

Condition Intervention Phase
Head and Neck Cancer Drug: cisplatin
Drug: fluorouracil
Drug: paclitaxel		 Phase 2

Verified by Southwest Oncology Group April, 2013

Sponsored by: Southwest Oncology Group
Information provided by: Southwest Oncology Group
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00006248

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
Cleveland, Ohio 44195-9001
United States

Maha Hadi A. Hussain, MD., Study Chair

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